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     Han Mei gets up early every morning and the first thing she does is to l{#blank#}6{#/blank#}to an English radio program(节目). This helps her a lot.

     Lin Tao often practises speaking English not only in c{#blank#}7{#/blank#} but also after class. At first he was very nervous. After trying several times, he found it was not as d{#blank#}8{#/blank#} as he thought. Now he speaks English b{#blank#}9{#/blank#} of all the students.

      Wang Bin likes to watch American m{#blank#}10{#/blank#}. If it is a good film, he will watch it many times. And he also likes to read English aloud. 

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    When we say “Chinese spring festival”, we can think of get—together and reunion. But one very {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (interest) thing is the people who {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (real) want to get home quickly are here and there. We can see from TV and newspapers that the bus and railway stations are {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(crowd) with people.

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    Hey, friends! Do you know Candy Wang? You often see her on the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}yes? Not long ago I interviewed (采访) this pop star. This time she{#blank#}2{#/blank#}me some important information about herself. In the past, she was very shy. To overcome (克服) her shyness, she tried{#blank#}3{#/blank#} ways. But they didn't work. Later she{#blank#}4{#/blank#} to sing. She took it very{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Every day she practiced singing and then she became a(n){#blank#}6{#/blank#} Now she's not shy anymore.

    I asked Candy how her life was {#blank#}7{#/blank#}after she became famous (出名的). She said there were many good things, like traveling and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}new people all the time. However, sometimes the best thing can also be the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}thing. "After I became famous, I always worried about what I said and did. I worried someone would {#blank#}10{#/blank#}stories about me. I didn't have fun," said Candy.

    There is a special kind of hotel in Quebec, Canada. It has a bar, a church, a shop and a small movie theater.These things are not unusual. But this hotel is only open from J{#blank#}1{#/blank#}to March every year. Why? Because it is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (make) of ice and snow! When the weather {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(get) warm, the hotel melts (融化) and closes. Every winter, the hotel owners{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (build) the hotel again.

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